Sickle guard and bar



Sept. 20, 1932. w HlLD 1,877,869

SIvCKLE GUARD AND BAR Filed May 13, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 Patented Sept. 20, 19313.-v Y 211' Y y i' y UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. 1311.1),r or frtlinois. i Y' l V 'i' srcxnn camini)fninidisait:V 'i i Y YApplication med May 13, 1930.@ seriai'vNo 52;675. t

This invention relates to an improvement edwith .verticalflanges Sormed on land at in sickle guardsparticularly for harvesters. the backendsthereof,.whi chabutragainst the or the like that are provided with a canvas iinger'har andare secured to thepfac'e thereor conveyor associated with thev finger bar of `ofloy means of bolts 9 or the like, which eX- the machine- Y v j l tend through Vthe .platesi 8 and the finger r50 The object of the invention is to raise they bar 3. t i I i cutting knives attached to the sickle bar to Additionalholes '10 are provided'inethe 1 the level ofthe table canvas or conveyor to finger har' near the lower edge thereof to prevent waste, particularly in the cutting of p'ermitxthejguardi ngers and 'sicklebarzlto '1o short grain. Provision is also made to vadhe adjusted to thel 'lower position, as shown 55. just the height of the sickle bar and guards zinl Fig.';4. Norrnally, -howeverf'for cutting to permit the cutting at different heights, alshort graini particularly, the -guard lingers though it is primarily intended that the sickle 1'7. will be' arranged inthe'upper position with bar should be held in the elevated position Vthe sickle lbarapproximately in 'horizontal Y '15 approximately at the yheight or horizontal Valignmentwith the top'of the canvas convey- 50 49 upper and lower flanges 4 and 5 respectively, fI claim;

level of the canvas or conveyor. -or 1, yas shown in Fig. 3. The sicklebar f6 In the accompanying drawings: Vextends over andfcooperates with the cutting Fig. 1 is a partial'top plan yview showing blades 11, riveted-or otherwise Xed to the the application of the invention to a portion 'upper'fportion of the guard fingers 7.

' 20 of a harvester or the like; .-IGruides 12lareattached`lcy meansobolts 55 l.

Fig, 2 is a front elevation of the same; 18 or the -like to the flange 4 of. the linger Fig. 3 is a transverser sectional view "bar 3 and eXtendove-r the sickle bar Ggto hold through the linger bar, showing the sickle the. sickle bar ri'gidand'in place inthe iinbar raised to its elevated position; gers 7.;

`25 Fig. 4 is a similar view with the bar in its 'lVhenxthev sickle loarand- .lingers arerlow-v '7o V lowered position; Y eredto the'po'sition shown in Fig; 4,.'guides' Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view of l14rare.employed'-y in@ place of the guides L12,V one of the guides for the sickle bar, to be usedV andhave the guidingfportions ythereoifflonger when the latter is in its raised position; and vand 'e-Ytend downward approXimatelyai/nto 730 Fig. 6 is a similar view of a guide to be used Contact with the upper face -of-:fthe sickle 75 in the lowered position. bar. p

The canvas or conveyor y:fora harvester or [This arrangement-:provides secure lsuptlie like is designated generally by the nuportY for-"the:` sickle Vloarlout permitting-the meral 1v and passes overthe usual rollersQ, adjustment'thereofjto-ldiii'erent' heights relaso as to convey the vcut grain awayfrom 'the tivetothecanvas conveyor'an'd particularly 8c finger bar and sickle. k 'allowing its fdisp'osition approximately'in As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the conveyor thesamehorizontal lplanetasthe canvas concanvas 1 is associated with a finger bar 3, veyorto'preventwaste in thecuttng ofvtshort which is of channel shape and provided with .'gr'ain: 'i s turned back toward and under the upper and --12 In aharvester;the"combination with an lower sides ofthe canvas or conveyor 1.4 endlessec'anvas'conveyo1,-.of a lingerbarfas Theusual sickle bar `for the harvester is desociated therewith, and 7havingopeningsfarf signated by the numeral 6 and extends Vrangedtherein 'at ldierent heights, "guard through guard fingers 7 which are provid-v fingers having:platesy arranged latftheloack W.

ends thereof, means projecting outwardly from the plates and adapted to extend into the openings inthe linger bar for securing the guard fingers thereto at different elevations, and a sickle bar operatively mounted in the guard fingers.

2. In a harvester, the combination with a canvas conveyor, of a finger bar associated with the conveyor and having at least two series of openings arranged longitudinally thereof at different elevations, guard lingers having plates at the back ends thereof to abut against the finger bar, means extending from the plates into one series only of the openings for securing the guard fingers to the linger bar, and being adjustable to enter n the other series of openings to adjust the height of the guard lingers relative to the finger bar, and a sickle bar operativelyV mounted in the guard ngers.

3.V In a harvester, the combination with a canvas conveyor, `of afinger bar associated with the conveyor and having at least two seriesy of openings arranged longitudinally thereof at different elevations, guard fingers having plates at the back ends thereof to abut 'against the finger bar, means extending from the plates into one series only of the openings for securing the guard lingers to the finger bar, and being adjustable toY enter the other series of openings toradjust the height of the guard fingers relative tothe finger bar, a sickle bar operatively mounted in the guard fingers, and guides secured to the finger bar and extending downwardly in overlapping relation to the sickle bar, and cooperating with the guard fingers in guiding the movement of the sickle bar.

4:. In a harvester, a channel-shaped finger bar having an outwardly presented flat side, fingers projecting horizontally from the bar and substantially in horizontal alignment with the top thereof, each of said fingers having a downwardly extending flange fixed thereto, and supporting means for thel ngers arranged between the flanges and the 6. In a harvester, a channel shaped finger bar having a flat outward face, fingers projecting horizontally from the bar and substantially in horizontal alignment with the top edge thereof, each of said fingers having a downward ly extending flange carried thereby and abutting against the face of the bar, and bolts between the face of the bar and the downwardly extending flanges for securing the fingers to the bar.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

WILLIAM J. HILD.

flat side of the bar, said supporting means having Vprovision for vertically adjusting the fingers to positions substantially below the top of the bar. i

5. In a harvester, the combination with a canvas conveyor, of a channel-shaped nger bar having flanges underlying the upper and lower runs of the conveyor, fingers projecting horizontally from the bar and substantially in horizontal alignment with the upper run of the conveyor, each of said ngers having a vertical flange abutting against the Hat side of the bar, supporting means for the fingers arranged between the finger flanges and the flat side of thebar, means cooperating with said supporting means for support- Y ing the lingers in a position substantially below -said normal position, and a sickle-'bar op-Y eratlvely mounted in the ngers.

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